President Judge Caruso will not be hearing civil/orphans’ court motions on Friday, September 28, 2012, or Friday, October 19, 2012. Counsel should make arrangements to present motions on prior or subsequent Fridays.

Judge McCormick, Jr.,will be hearing civil/orphans’ court motions on Thursday, September 27, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. and not on Friday, September 28, 2012.

Judge Marsili will not be hearing civil/orphans’ court motions on Friday, September 28, 2012. Counsel should make arrangements to present motions on a prior or subsequent Friday.

Judge McCormick, Jr.,will hear motions on October 5, 2012, for President Judge Caruso.

Judge McCormick, Jr. will not be hearing civil or orphans’ court motions on the following Fridays: April 13, 2012, April 20, 2012, May 25, 2012, June 1, 2012, August 24, 2012, and September 14, 2012. Judge McCormick, Jr. will hear civil and orphans’ court motions on the following Thursdays: April 12, 2012, May 31, 2012, and September 13, 2012, at 9:00 am. Please mark your calendars accordingly.

Judge Caruso, Judge Marsili, and Judge McCormick, Jr., will not be hearing civil or orphans’ court motions on Friday, April 20, 2012.

Judge McCormick, Jr. will not be hearing civil or orphans’ court motions on the following Fridays: January 27, 2012 and February 3, 2012. Counsel should make arrangements to present motions on a prior or subsequent Friday.

Bar Members Endorse Retention of Judge Pezze and Judge McCormick, Jr.

On Tuesday, November 8, the voters of Westmoreland County will vote on the question of whether Common Pleas Court Judges Debra A. Pezze and Richard E. McCormick, Jr., should be retained for additional ten-year terms.

The Westmoreland Bar Association recently conducted a poll of its participating members to determine how the lawyers, who practice before these judges, answer the question of whether these two judges should be retained. Individual members were asked to vote either “in favor of” or “in opposition to” retention.

The results show that Westmoreland Bar Association attorneys overwhelmingly support both Judge Pezze and Judge McCormick, Jr., with a substantial majority “in favor of” retention in the November election. WBA President Mike Stewart announced the results as follows:

• Judge McCormick, Jr. – 93%
• Judge Pezze – 96%.

“Member polls regarding the retention of local judges are an important part of our mission of community service and
education,” said Attorney Stewart. “Our goal in publicizing these results is to help voters be better informed when retaining judges.”

By law, an incumbent judge can seek a new term in office on a yes-no retention basis in the general election. The election is non-partisan and non-political.

For additional information on the retention process, contact the Pennsylvania Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.